The food network rolled into town and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives host Guy Fieri takes a big bite out of Carluccio’s famous Grandma’s pizza during the filming of the episode “Global Tasting” that will air for the first time Friday, March 13.

Friday March 6 its Grilled Cheese and Crab Cake Co. in Somers Point and Friday March 13 its Carluccio's in NorthfieldNORTHFIELD—Viewers will get to see the last trip of Guy Fieri’s red Camaro of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives fame rolling through Atlantic County as the final two episodes filmed in the region air this Friday, March 6 and March 13.

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The Egg Harbor Township Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a subject involved in a fraud investigation in which the suspect allegedly used someone else’s credit cards to purchase gift cards at area grocery stores.

According to police, on Thursday, Feb. 5, an unknown male used a fraudulent credit card to purchase gift cards at the ShopRite at English Creek and the ShopRite in Somers Point. He also made a purchase Dunkin Donuts in Mays Landing and attempted to purchase gift cards at the Acme in Mays Landing.

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EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – One person was sent to the hospital from injuries sustained when a car collided with a tree along English Creek Avenue near the intersection with Marshall Drive around 4:30 a.m. Sunday, March 1, according to the Egg Harbor Township Fire Department.

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The Philadelphia Flower Show promises to be a pleasant alternative to wintery South Jersey and a day out for the entire family, including children. The theme for this year's event is inspired by the movies of Disney and Pixar. Waldor Orchids of Linwood has one of the largest displays, featuring the Disney movie, “Peter Pan,” complete with Capt. Hook, Peter Pan and the Lost Boys.

LOWER TOWNSHIP – The driver killed in an early morning crash on Monday, March 2, was identified as a township employee with a young family.

The township issued a press release identifying Dave Thomas, who was employed in the Department of Public Works. Thomas, 28, of Lower Township was killed when his Ford Ranger left an icy roadway and struck a tree along Fishing Creek Road. The crash occurred at approximately 6:50 a.m.Thomas was traveling east bound when he lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the west bound lane. Preliminary investigation indicated icy road conditions as a possible contributing factor.

ABSECON – An Atlantic County spokesperson has issued an update on the Atlantic City Electric project that has closed a portion of Mill Road, creating commuting nightmares and clogging up nearby streets with extra traffic.

YARDLEY, Pa. — The organizers of the BeachGlow electronic music festival planned for this summer have apparently had enough of Wildwood. The nonprofit concert producer today announced plans to host its concert from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 27 on the beach in front of Caesar’s Palace, where Atlantic City hosted a Blake Shelton concert last summer.

At left, Kim Becica and Dr. Nick Holland examine Shadow upon arrival in January.
SEAVILLE – An emaciated dog taken from a home in Lower Township is making a good recovery at Shore Veterinarians in Seaville.

Shadow, a yellow lab, was brought to the animal hospital after being taken from a home in the Erma section of Lower Township on Jan. 15, according to a release from Shore Veterinarians. When he arrived, the staff there was not sure whether he would survive.

Don Kravitz/The Somers Point Fire Company was called to the Harbour Cove Marina on Friday, February 27, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in response for a call into the station of a boat fire. Upon arriving on scene, the fire company found the boat known as the Land Ho engulfed in flames and billowing out thick grey smoke.

SOMERS POINT—Firefighters here put in a long day Friday, Feb. 27 as a second fire of the day had them on the waterfront battling a smoky boat fire at the Harbour Cove Marina. Fire Marshall Lee Crossman said the call came in just before 2:30 p.m. that a boat in the water was billowing thick smoke and there were flames.

Weather forecasters are watching to see if a triple whammy – abundant moisture, cold air and a slow moving front – will combine forces on Thursday to deliver around a foot of snow along the I-95 corridor, including South Jersey. As of the noon Monday model runs of the GFS, Euro and Canadian weather models, the answer is yes. /Weatherbell Analytics, www.weatherbell.com
Weather forecasters are watching to see if a triple whammy – abundant moisture, cold air and a slow moving front – will combine forces on Thursday to deliver around a foot of snow along the I-95 corridor, including South Jersey. As of the noon Monday model runs of the GFS, Euro and Canadian weather models, the answer is yes.

Four former governors wrote to members of the New Jersey Senate Monday, urging them to vote against the nomination of Robert Barr to the New Jersey Pinelands Commission.

Barr, of Ocean City, has been nominated by Gov. Chris Christie to fill the seat of Robert Jackson on the commission. The nomination has been contested by state environmental groups, who see it as a maneuver to get Pinelands Commission approval for a natural gas pipeline proposed by South Jersey Gas.

Two men were shot to death early Sunday morning in an Absecon hotel, the result of at least the third gunfire incident in as many weeks in the city, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.
ABSECON - Two men were shot to death early Sunday morning in an Absecon hotel, the result of at least the third gunfire incident in as many weeks in the city, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor Jim McClain.